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For the last day of summer vacation, we headed up to Gatineau Park. I had hoped to spend the day on the beach, savouring every last second of summer before grabbing some ice cream at La Cigale, but Mother Nature decided not to cooperate. Instead, we put on our jackets and headed out for a … More King Mountain

Like many people, I developed strongly negative feelings about my dentist when I was a kid. Perhaps it was the time I had four teeth pulled and then went back to school with bloody gauze stuffed in my mouth, or the numerous fillings, or the 36 months I spent wearing braces. Whatever it was, visits … More The Best of Ottawa – Kids and Teens Dentistry

Wow, 13 days since the last post, and not one message, e-mail, or wall post complaining about the lengthy layoff. Either you’re a tolerant lot, or it’s a sign of overwhelming indifference. I’m nearing the end of my second week of not going to work. Some people refer to that as a “vacation”, but I … More Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

B and I came home from our date night to find our remote control wasn’t working. The power button was lit up, but it refused to do anything. I tried a few different things to fix it, but nothing worked. The cause of this sudden malfunction was a seemingly unsolvable mystery. I spent about an … More This Is Why We Don’t Have Nice Things

Wednesday was A’s last day of Junior Kindergarten. For the next 68 days, he’s a little man of leisure. It’s been a little daunting trying to figure out a daycare plan for him – we’ve settled on a patchwork of vacation time, visits with various relatives, and two different day camps. His afternoon teacher sent … More Little Kid, Big Plans